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Vail, Arizona
Dec 28, '21

Dear Mrs Grandy:

Your most delicious and welcome
Christmas Box arrived safely, and believe
me, before the day was over, the contents
had disappeared, alarmingly.
You used to complain of my poor appetite,
but oh, you should have seen
the ruin it left of the products of
the De Grandy Ranch.

Your kindness in going to all this touble
for my sake makes me feel
just like I used to when at Glen
Ranch. You would insist on pouring
all the tea and coffee. I could